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Underground Labourer - Construction

Employer

NIKIFORUK CONSTRUCTION LTD.

Date Posted

January 08, 2026

Languages

English
  • Location Edmonton, AB
  • Earnings $28.00 hourly
  • Work Hours 40 hours per week
  • Position Seasonal Full Time
  • Vacancies 2  Vacancies
  • Closing Date Jan 29, 2026
Job Requirements

Employer

NIKIFORUK CONSTRUCTION LTD.

Languages

English

Education

No degree, certificate or diploma

Work site environment

  • Outdoors
  • Underground
  • Confined spaces
  • Noisy
  • Dangerous
  • Dusty

Work setting

  • Various locations
  • Construction site

Tasks

  • Load, unload and transport construction materials
  • Mix, pour and spread materials such as concrete and asphalt
  • Assist in aligning pipes during pipeline construction
  • Assist in drilling and blasting rock on construction sites
  • Level earth to fine grade specifications
  • Clean and pile salvaged materials
  • Perform routine maintenance work
  • Remove rubble and other debris at construction sites
  • Tend or feed machines or equipment used in construction
  • Direct traffic at or near construction sites

Equipment and machinery experience

  • Concrete vibrators
  • Circular saws
  • Mortar and concrete mixers
  • Jackhammers
  • Drills
  • Trampers (Jumping Jack)
  • Chain saw
  • Compactor
  • Sledgehammer
  • Hand tools

Construction specialization

  • Industrial, commercial and institutional
  • Underground and tunnel work
  • Water mains

Security and safety

  • Criminal record check
  • Drug test

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Fast-paced environment
  • Physically demanding
  • Tight deadlines
  • Manual dexterity
  • Repetitive tasks
  • Handling heavy loads

Weight handling

Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

Own tools/equipment

  • Steel-toed safety boots
  • Safety vest

Personal suitability

  • Dependability
  • Excellent oral communication
  • Reliability
  • Team player
  • Hardworking

Screening questions

  • Are you authorized to work in Canada?
  • Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?
  • Do you have experience working in this field?

Employment terms options

Early morning

Experience

2 years to less than 3 years

Employment terms options

  • Morning
  • Day
  • Overtime available

Workplace information

On the road job

Support for newcomers and refugees

Provides diversity and cross-cultural trainings to create a welcoming work environment for newcomers and/or refugees

Support for youths

Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for youth

Support for Indigenous people

  • Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Indigenous workers
  • Provides cultural competency training and/or awareness training to all employees to create a welcoming work environment for Indigenous workers

Supports for visible minorities

Provides diversity and cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work environment for members of visible minorities


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Interest Codes & Abilities
The Underground Labourer - Construction is part of the following larger National Occupational Classification (NOC).

Interest Codes

Construction Trades Helpers and Labourers
METHODICAL

Interest in comparing to sort, clean and pile salvaged materials; in removing rubble and other debris using rakes, shovels, wheelbarrows and other equipment; in cleaning up chemical spills and other contaminants, and removing asbestos and other hazardous materials; and in directing traffic at, or near, construction sites

OBJECTIVE

Interest in operating pneumatic hammers, vibrators and tampers; and in tending and feeding machines and equipment such as mixers, compressors and pumps

innovative

Interest in assisting to drill and blast rock, to align pipes and perform related activities during oil and gas pipeline construction and to demolish buildings using prying bars and other tools

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